Peruvian Navy

The Peruvian Navy (Template:Langx, abbreviated MGP)Template:Efn is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to Template:Convert from the Peruvian littoral. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations and participating in international peacekeeping operations.

The Marina de Guerra del Perú celebrates the anniversary of its creation in 1821 on October 8 and also commemorates the decisive Battle of Angamos, the final part of the naval campaign of the War of the Pacific between Peru and Chile at the end of 1879.

History

19th century

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Battle of Angamos, 8 October 1879

The Marina de Guerra del Perú was established on 8 October 1821 by the government of general José de San Martín. Its first actions were undertaken during the War of Independence (1821–1824) using captured Spanish warships. The Peruvian Naval Infantry was also formed during the war with Spain, performing successfully in their first battle where they seized Arica from the Spanish.<ref name="MARINEhistory">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Shortly afterwards it was engaged in the war against the Gran Colombia (1828–1829) during which it conducted a blockade against the seaport of Guayaquil and then assisted in the subsequent Peruvian occupation. The Navy saw further action during the war of the Peru-Bolivian Confederacy (1836–1839) and during the Chincha Islands War with Spain (1866).

The outbreak of the War of the Pacific (1879–1883) caught the Peruvian Navy unprepared and with inferior forces in comparison to the Chilean Navy. Even so, hit-and-run tactics carried out by Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau, commander of the ironclad Template:Ship, famously delayed the Chilean advance by six months until his death and defeat at the Battle of Angamos.

20th century

Following the War of the Pacific, the Peruvian Navy had to be completely rebuilt. In 1900 the force consisted of only one cruiser of 1,700 tons displacement, a screw-driven steamer, and ten smaller ships – the latter described by a contemporary British publication as "of no real value".<ref>Template:Cite book (Retrieved via Google Books 3/4/11.)</ref> The lengthy process of expansion and rebuilding started in 1907 with the acquisition from the United Kingdom of the scout cruisers Template:Ship and Coronel Bolognesi, followed by the arrival of two submarines, Ferré and Palacios, from France in 1911. During the Presidency of Augusto B. Leguía (1919–1930) a Navy Ministry was established as well as a Navy Aviation Corps, both in 1920.

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BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) in June 1973

Border conflicts with Colombia in 1911 and 1932 and a war with Ecuador in 1941 saw Peruvian warships involved in some skirmishes in support of the Army. The attack on Pearl Harbor brought World War II to the Pacific and even though Peru did not declare war on the Axis until 1945, its Navy was involved in patrol missions against possible threats by the Imperial Japanese Navy from early 1942 up to mid-1945.

During the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s the Peruvian Navy carried out a major buildup programme<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which allowed it to take advantage over its traditional rival, the Chilean Navy. The navy purchased one cruiser the BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) from the Netherlands, eight Carvajal-class frigates from Italy – four newly purchased and four ex-Lupo-class frigates – as well as six PR-72P-class corvettes from France. The buildup proved to be temporary due to the economic crisis of the second half of the 1980s, forcing the decommissioning of several warships and resulting in a general lack of funds for maintenance.

The economic upturn of the 1990s and into the 2000s would later permit some improvement, although at a reduced force level compared to the early 1980s.Template:Citation needed

21st century

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BAP Almirante Grau (FM-53), current fleet flagship

Into the 21st century, the Peruvian Navy began to modernize their ships. In 2008, the Type 209/1100 submarines were modernized<ref name="subMODERN">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while the Carvajal-class frigates began to be modernized in 2011.<ref name="PERnav">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Type 209/1200 submarines began to be modernized in late-2017 beginning with the BAP Chipana (SS-34).<ref name="subMODERN"/>

SIMA has continued to construct ships for the Navy. In 2013, SIMA partnered with Posco Daewoo Corporation and Daesun Shipbuilding of South Korea to construct two Makassar-class landing platform docks.<ref name="NRmay17">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Template:Ship, recently launched on 25 April 2017, as well as the BAP Paita which is currently under construction will provide Peru with increased expeditionary warfare capabilities, with the ability to accommodate multiple Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel, newly purchased LAV IIs and helicopters.<ref name="NRmay17"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2018, a modernization program was initiated to upgrade Peru's Type 209/1200 submarines, the BAP Chipana, BAP Angamos, BAP Antofagasta and BAP Pisagua, with a contract with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems being made for further assistance with SIMA.<ref name="subMODERN2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During the 2017–present Peruvian political crisis, the Navy of Peru was involved in political scandals. During the first impeachment process against president Martín Vizcarra, the next in the order of succession to the presidency, President of the Congress Manuel Merino, had been in contact with the Commanding General of the Navy saying that he was attempting to remove Vizcarra from office.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> While the 2021 Peruvian general election was underway, the imprisoned former head of the National Intelligence Service (SIN) Vladimiro Montesinos was able to make phone calls from a landline telephone at the Centro de Reclusión de Máxima Seguridad (CEREC) at the Callao Naval Base to organize projects and campaign support for Keiko Fujimori in the Vladi-audios scandal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":02">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Organization

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The current Commander-in-Chief of the Peruvian Navy is Admiral Luis José Polar Figari. Naval Forces are subordinated to the Ministry of Defense and ultimately to the President as Chief Supreme of the Peruvian Armed Forces. They are organized as follows:

• Comandancia General de la Marina (Navy General Command)
  • Estado Mayor General de la Marina (Navy General Staff)
  • Inspectoría General de la Marina (Navy General Inspectorate)

Operational units are divided between three commands:

Comandancia General de Operaciones del Pacífico

Pacific Operations General Command, it comprises the following units:

• Fuerza de Superficie (Surface Force)
• Fuerza de Submarinos (Submarine Force)
• Fuerza de Aviación Naval (Naval Aviation Force)
• Fuerza de Infantería de Marina (Naval Infantry Force)
• Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales (Special Operations Force)

Comandancia General de Operaciones de la Amazonía

Amazon Operations General Command, tasked with river patrolling in the Peruvian portion of the Amazon Basin.

Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas

Directive General of Captains and Coast Guard, oversees Coast Guard operations

Coast Guard

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:Multiple image Coast Guard, tasked with law enforcement on Peruvian territorial waters, rivers and lakes. The Peruvian Coast Guard often performs anti-drug trafficking operations within the nation's waters. The Coast Guard has approximately 1,000 personnel.<ref name="IISS2122">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Naval Aviation

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The Naval Aviation Force Template:In lang: (Fuerza de Aviación Naval, AVINAV) is the air branch of the Peruvian Navy, its roles include anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, maritime surveillance, reconnaissance and transport of marine personnel. It is also responsible for airborne operations of the Peruvian Marines. Naval Aviation has about 800 personnel.<ref name="IISS2123">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Naval Infantry

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Naval Infantry Brigade

• 1st Naval Infantry Battalion – Ancón
• 2nd Naval Infantry Battalion – Ancón
• Amphibious Support Group
• Fire support Group
• Commando Grouping
• Engineers Unit

Other units

• 3rd Naval Infantry Battalion – Tumbes
• 4th Naval Infantry Battalion – Puno
• 1st Jungle Naval Infantry Battalion – Iquitos
• 2nd Jungle Naval Infantry Battalion – Pucallpa
• Naval Infantry Detachment Litoral Sur – Mollendo

Bases

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Callao naval base.

• Ancón – Naval Infantry headquarters and base
• Callao – Main naval base, dockyard and naval aviation base, Naval Medical Center which contains the US Navy unit Naval Medical Research Unit Six
• Chimbote – Minor base and dockyard
• Iquitos – On the Amazon river
• Paita – Minor base
• Pisco – Minor base
• Puno – On Lake Titicaca
• San Juan de Marcona – Naval aviation base

Although most of the fleet is based at Callao, this has not been considered an ideal location since it is also the main outlet for Peruvian trade, causing space and security problems. In the 1980s the building of a new naval base at Chimbote was considered though high costs and a poor economic situation made the project unfeasible.<ref>"La base de Chimbote", Caretas, 1985.</ref>

Personnel

Personnel (as of 2001)<ref>[1], based on Supreme Decree DS No. 69 DE/SG of 2001. Template:Webarchive</ref>

Commissioned Officers	2,107
Non-commissioned officers	16,863
Cadets	620
NCO in training	1,533
Enlisted	4,855
Civilians	5,079
Total	25,988 (excl. civilians)

Ranks

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Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

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Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

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Ships

Ships of the Peruvian Navy are prefixed BAP, which stands for Buque Armada Peruana (Peruvian Navy Ship).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Current ships

Ship	Origin	Type	Class	In service	Notes
Submarines (4 in service, 2 in upgrade)
Template:BAP	Template:GER	diesel-electric submarine	Type 209/1200	Template:Yes	ex-BAP Casma.
Template:BAP	Template:GER	diesel-electric submarine	Type 209/1200	Template:No	Currently being upgraded in SIMA Callao shipyard since January 2020.<ref name="subMODERN"/>
Template:BAP	Template:GER	diesel-electric submarine	Type 209/1200	Template:Yes
Template:BAP	Template:GER	diesel-electric submarine	Type 209/1200	Template:No	ex-BAP Blume. Currently being upgraded in SIMA Callao shipyard since December 2017.<ref name="subMODERN"/>
Template:BAP	Template:GER	diesel-electric submarine	Type 209/1100	Template:Yes	Upgraded in 2008
Template:BAP	Template:GER	diesel-electric submarine	Type 209/1100	Template:Yes	Upgraded in 2008
Guided missile frigates (7 in service)
Template:BAP	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	guided missile frigate	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes
Template:BAP	Template:PER	guided missile frigate	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	Ordered in 1973. Laid down in SIMA Callao shipyard and commissioned in 1984 as BAP Montero until 2017, when became fleet flagship
Template:BAP	Template:PER	guided missile frigate	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	Ordered in 1973. Laid down in SIMA Callao shipyard and commissioned in 1987.
Template:BAP	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	guided missile frigate	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	ex-Orsa (F-567), overhauled and upgraded in SIMA Callao shipyard along with BAP Bolognesi. Currently in sea trials.
Template:BAP	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	guided missile frigate	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	ex-Lupo (F-564)
Template:BAP	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	guided missile frigate	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	ex-Perseo (F-566), overhauled and upgraded in SIMA Callao shipyard with locally-made CMS and ESM systems, a Kronos NV 3D radar, MASS countermeasures system and 4 MM40 Block III Exocet missiles replacing Otomat.<ref name=JDW-290611>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Template:BAP	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	guided missile frigate	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	ex-Sagittario (F-565)
Guided missile corvettes (8 in service)
BAP Velarde (CM-21)	{{#invoke:flag	France}}	fast attack craft	Template:Sclass2	Template:Yes
BAP Santillana (CM-22)	{{#invoke:flag	France}}	fast attack craft	Template:Sclass2	Template:Yes
BAP De los Heros (CM-23)	{{#invoke:flag	France}}	fast attack craft	Template:Sclass2	Template:Yes
BAP Herrera (CM-24)	{{#invoke:flag	France}}	fast attack craft	Template:Sclass2	Template:Yes
BAP Larrea (CM-25)	{{#invoke:flag	France}}	fast attack craft	Template:Sclass2	Template:Yes
BAP Sánchez Carrión (CM-26)	{{#invoke:flag	France}}	fast attack craft	Template:Sclass2	Template:Yes
BAP Ferre (CM-27)	Template:KOR	fast attack craft	Template:Sclass2	Template:Yes	ex-Gyeonjyu (PCC-758). Built in 1985. Transferred from Republic of Korea Navy in July 2016.
BAP Guise (CM-28)	Template:KOR	fast attack craft	Template:Sclass2	Template:Yes	ex-Suncheon (PCC-767). Built in 1987. Transferred from Republic of Korea Navy in July 2021. Commissioned in 2022.
Offshore Patrols vessels (7 in service)
BAP Guardiamarina San Martin (PO-201)	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	Frigate	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	ex-Template:BAP. Operated by the Peruvian Coast Guard
BAP Rio Pativilca (PM-204)	Template:PER	Offshore Patrol Vessel	PGCP-50 offshore patrol vessel	Template:Yes	Ordered in 2013. Derived design of Taegeuk-class patrol vessel from Republic of Korea Navy. Laid down in SIMA Chimbote shipyard and commissioned on March 18, 2016. Operated by the Peruvian Coast Guard
BAP Rio Cañete (PM-205)	Template:PER	Offshore Patrol Vessel	PGCP-50 offshore patrol vessel	Template:Yes	Ordered in 2013. Derived design of Taegeuk-class patrol vessel from Republic of Korea Navy. Laid down in SIMA Chimbote shipyard and commissioned on March 18, 2016. Operated by the Peruvian Coast Guard
BAP Rio Piura (PM-206)	Template:PER	Offshore Patrol Vessel	PGCP-50 offshore patrol vessel	Template:Yes	Laid down in SIMA Chimbote shipyard and commissioned on May 3rd, 2017. Operated by the Peruvian Coast Guard
BAP Rio Quilca (PM-207)	Template:PER	Offshore Patrol Vessel	PGCP-50 offshore patrol vessel	Template:Yes	Laid down in SIMA Chimbote shipyard and commissioned on May 3, 2017. Operated by the Peruvian Coast Guard
BAP Rio Tumbes (PM-208)	Template:PER	Offshore Patrol Vessel	PGCP-50 offshore patrol vessel	Template:Yes	Laid down in SIMA Chimbote shipyard and commissioned on March 17, 2021. Operated by the Peruvian Coast Guard
BAP Rio Locumba (PM-209)	Template:PER	Offshore Patrol Vessel	PGCP-50 offshore patrol vessel	Template:Yes	Laid down in SIMA Chimbote shipyard and commissioned on March 17, 2021. Operated by the Peruvian Coast Guard
Amphibious (10 in service, 1 in construction)
Template:BAP	Template:PER	Landing Platform, Dock	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	Ordered on July 13, 2013; laid down in SIMA Callao shipyard, launched on April 25, 2017; commissioned on June 21, 2018.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:BAP	Template:PER	Landing Platform, Dock	Template:Sclass	Template:No	Ordered on March 15, 2018; laid down in SIMA Callao shipyard.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:BAP	Template:USA	Landing Ship, Tank	Terrebonne Parish class	Template:No	ex-Template:USS. Sunk as target 30 September 2021
Template:BAP	Template:USA	Landing Ship, Tank	Terrebonne Parish class	Template:Yes	ex-Template:USS
Seven in service<ref name="IISS212">Template:Cite journal</ref>	REDIRECT Template:GBR	Landing Craft Air Cushion	Griffon Hoverwork 2000TD	Template:Yes
River gunboats vessels (6 in service)
BAP Loreto (CF-11)	Template:USA	River gunboat	Loreto class	Template:Yes
BAP Amazonas (CF-12)	Template:USA	River gunboat	Loreto class	Template:Yes
BAP Marañón (CF-13)	REDIRECT Template:GBR	River gunboat	Marañón class	Template:Yes
BAP Ucayali (CF-14)	REDIRECT Template:GBR	River gunboat	Marañón class	Template:Yes on 2 May, 2025 she struck the anchored oil barge El Manati resulting in a hull breach and sank in shallow water partially submerged in the Amazon River near the Napo River some 50 miles downstream from Iquitos, Peru.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
BAP Clavero (CF-15)	Template:PER	River gunboat	Clavero class	Template:Yes	Laid down in the SIMA Iquitos shipyard. Damaged by an uncontrolled fire in her first operational deployment on May 25, 2010; leaving two crewmen badly injured.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Returned to service on July 27, 2012, during the BRACOLPER 2012 exercise.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
BAP Castilla (CF-16)	Template:PER	River gunboat	Clavero class	Template:Yes	Laid down on April 9, 2010, in the SIMA Iquitos shipyard, launched on June 8, 2013, and commissioned on March 14, 2016, second and final ship of its class, has some improvements over its sister ship, mainly in armament<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Training ships (2 in service)
Template:BAP	Template:PER	Sail training ship	–	Template:Yes	laid down on December 8, 2012, in the SIMA Callao shipyard, commissioned January 27, 2016, with an estimated cost of US$50 million.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
BAP Marte (ALY-313)	Template:CAN	Sailing yacht	–	Template:Yes	assigned to the Peruvian Naval School as a training ship
Tugs and support ships (5 in service)
BAP Unanue (AMB-160)	Template:USA	Diving support ship	Sotoyomo class	Template:Yes	ex-Template:USS
BAP San Lorenzo (ART-323)	Template:GER	Torpedo recovery vessel	–	Template:Yes
Template:BAP	Template:PER	Diving support offshore tugboat	Morales class	Template:Yes	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Delivered in November 2016
BAP Selendón (ARB-129)	Template:PER	Harbour tugboat	20 TBP class tug	Template:Yes	Built in SIMA Callao shipyard, ordered in 2011.<ref name="Notisima.2011">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Delivered in the first quarter of 2012.
BAP Medina (ARB-130)	Template:PER	Harbour tugboat	20 TBP class tug	Template:Yes	Built in SIMA Callao shipyard, ordered in 2011. Delivered in late 2012.<ref name="Notisima.2011" />
Tankers and barges (4 in service)
BAP Caloyeras (ACA-111)	Template:USA	Water barge	YW-83 class	Template:Yes	ex-US YW-128
BAP Noguera (ACP-118)	Template:USA	Fuel barge	YO type	Template:Yes	ex-US YO-221
BAP Gauden (ACP-119)	Template:USA	Fuel barge	YO type	Template:Yes	ex-US YO-171
Template:BAP	Template:NED	Replenishment Ship	Amsterdam class	Template:Yes	ex-Template:HNLMS Built in 1995, acquired in July 2014 from the Royal Netherlands Navy, commissioned on December 4, 2014, at the Den Helder naval base, Netherlands.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hospital vessels (10 in service, 1 in construction)
BAP Rio Yavarí	Template:PER	River hospital ship	Yavarí PIAS class	Template:Yes	Built by Sima Iquitos shipyard, commissioned in 2021.
BAP Rio Putumayo II	Template:PER	River hospital ship	Napo PIAS class	Template:Yes	Built in Sima Iquitos shipyard, commissioned in 2016.
BAP Rio Putumayo I	Template:PER	River hospital ship	Napo PIAS class	Template:Yes	Built in Sima Iquitos shipyard, commissioned in 2015.
BAP Morona	Template:PER	River hospital ship	Napo PIAS class	Template:Yes	Built in Sima Iquitos shipyard, commissioned in 2015.
BAP Rio Napo	Template:PER	River hospital ship	Napo PIAS class	Template:Yes	Built in Sima Iquitos shipyard, commissioned in 2013.
BAP Rio Yahuas (ABH-302)	Template:PER	River hospital ship	Morona class	Template:Yes	Ex BAP Morona (ABH-302)
BAP Corrientes (ABH-303)	Template:PER	Small river hospital craft	–	Template:Yes
BAP Curaray (ABH-304)	Template:PER	Small river hospital craft	–	Template:Yes
BAP Pastaza (ABH-305)	Template:PER	Small river hospital craft	–	Template:Yes
BAP Lago Titicaca I	Template:PER	Lake hospital ship	Lago Titicaca PIAS class	Template:Yes	Built by SIMA Peru, commissioned in 2017.
Template:BAP	REDIRECT Template:GBR	Lake hospital ship	Yaravi class	Template:Yes	ex-Yapura operated by the Peruvian Coast Guard
Scientific research vessels (6 in service)
Template:BAP	{{#invoke:flag	Spain}}	Oceanographic research ship	NC-704 class	Template:Yes	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Commissioned in May 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
BAP Stiglich (AH-172)	Template:PER	Hydrographic survey ship	Morona class	Template:Yes
BAP Zimic (COMBSH-173)	Template:NED	Hydrographic survey ship	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	ex-HNLMS Abcoude minesweeper. ex-BAP Carrasco, repowered in 2006 with 2 Volvo Penta engines at SIMA Callao, in 2015 received a high power multibeam echosounder.
BAP La Macha (AEH-174)	Template:PER	Hydrographic survey ship	–	Template:Yes
BAP Carrillo (AH-175)	Template:NED	Hydrographic survey ship	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	ex-HNLMS van Hamel minesweeper
BAP Melo (AH-176)	Template:NED	Hydrographic survey ship	Template:Sclass	Template:Yes	ex-HNLMS van der Wel minesweeper. Repowered in 2006 with 2 Volvo Penta engines at SIMA Callao.

Museum Ships

Vessel	Origin	Type	Class	Decommissioned	Notes
Template:BAP	REDIRECT Template:GBR	River gunboat	América class		restored at SIMA Iquitos shipyard, on display in Clavero naval station.
Template:BAP	Template:USA	Sierra-type submarine<ref>Historic Naval Ships Association BAP ABTAO (SS-42) Template:Webarchive</ref>	2 de Mayo class	1998	become a museum ship in 2004
Yavarí	Template:Uk	Lake gunboat	Yavarí class	1976	restored and become a museum ship in 2015 and is the oldest iron lake steamer sailing.

Recently Decommissioned Ships

Vessel	Origin	Type	Class	Decommissioned	Notes
BAP Bayovar (ATP-154)	{{#invoke:flag	}}	Oil tanker	Grigoriy Nesterenko type	2017	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
BAP Zorritos (ATP-155)	{{#invoke:flag	}}	Oil tanker	Grigoriy Nesterenko type	2017	ex-Grigoriy Nesterenko, auctioned on March 21, 2018<ref name="MGP2018.1" />
Template:BAP	Template:NED	Guided missile cruiser	Template:Sclass	26 September 2017<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	ex-Template:HNLMS
BAP Guardian Rios (ARA-123)	Template:US	Offshore tugboat	Cherokee class	2015	ex-Template:USS, inactive since 2014, to be scrapped
BAP Dueñas (ARB-126)	Template:US	Harbour tugboat	PC-461-class	2015	ex-USS PC-1138, decommissioned in 1956 and sold, then first converted into icebreaker and finally into a tugboat (hull shortened), acquired by the Peruvian Navy in 1984. Inactive since 2014, to be scrapped<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
BAP Unión (ABE-161)	Template:PER	Transport ship	Ilo class	December 2014	ex-BAP Mollendo (ATC-131). Decommissioned in late 2014, towed to be scrapped in Ecuador.
Template:BAP	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	Guided missile frigate	Template:Sclass	26 December 2013	Transferred to the Coast Guard under the name Template:BAP after being stripped down of its missile weaponry and main radar, reclassified as Patrullera Oceánica (Offshore patrol vessel).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:BAP	Template:US	Tank landing ship	Terrebonne Parish class	September 2012	ex-Template:USS, sunk as a target during the exercise Independencia
Template:BAP	Template:US	Landing Ship, Tank	Terrebonne Parish class	2012	ex-Template:USS, scrapped that year after sold.
Template:BAP	REDIRECT Template:GBR	Guided missile destroyer	Template:Sclass	citation	CitationClass=web }} Template:Small. July 13, 2007.</ref>	ex-Template:HMS
BAP Talara (ATP-152)	Template:PER	Replenishment tanker	Talara class	citation	CitationClass=web }} Template:Small. August 23, 2009.</ref>	capable of underway replenishment at sea from the stern
BAP Lobitos (ATP-153)	Template:PER	Oil tanker	Sealift Pacific class	citation	CitationClass=web }} Template:Small. August 23, 2009.</ref>	ex-USNS Sealift Caribbean (T-AOT-174)

Equipment

Name	Origin	Type	Version	Used by	Notes
Naval artillery
Oto Melara 127/54 Compact Gun	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	dual-purpose naval gun	127/54 Compact	Template:Sclass
Oto Melara 76/62 Compact Gun	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	dual-purpose naval gun	76/62 Compact	Template:Sclass
Oto Melara Twin 40 Compact Gun	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	Close-in weapon system (CIWS)	Twin Forty	Template:Sclass Template:Sclass2 Template:Sclass
Anti-ship missiles
MBDA Otomat	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	Anti-ship missile (AShM)	Otomat II Block 1	Template:Sclass	on December 8, 2008, an updated Otomat missile was successfully launched from BAP Aguirre, hit a target at a range in excess of Template:Convert.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
MBDA Exocet	{{#invoke:flag	France}}	Anti-ship missile (AShM)	MM40 Block 3	Template:Sclass	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Scheduled to be installed in the 4 Aguirre class frigates.
MBDA Exocet	{{#invoke:flag	France}}	Anti-ship missile (AShM)	MM38	Template:Sclass
MBDA Exocet	{{#invoke:flag	France}}	Anti-ship missile (AShM)	AM39 Block 1	ASH-3D Sea King	Land-based. Currently not embarked in any surface unit of the Peruvian Navy
Surface-to-air missile
MBDA Aspide	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	Surface-to-air missile (SAM)	Aspide 1A	Template:Sclass
9K38 Igla	{{#invoke:flag	}}	MANPADS	9K310 Igla-1	Template:Sclass Peruvian Naval Infantry	used in MGP-86 mount for close air defence to be replaced with the FN-6 missile system
FN-6	Template:PRC	MANPADS	FN-6	Peruvian Naval Infantry	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Torpedoes
Atlas Elektronik SUT	Template:GER	533 mm heavyweight torpedo	SUT 264	Type 209 submarine
Atlas Elektronik SST	Template:GER	533 mm heavyweight torpedo	SST-4 mod 0	Type 209 submarine
Mark 44 torpedo	Template:USA	324 mm lightweight torpedo	Mk 44 mod 1	Template:Sclass AB-212ASW ASH-3D
Alenia-Whitehead A244/S	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}	324 mm lightweight torpedo	A244/S	Template:Sclass AB-212ASW ASH-3D

Peacekeeping operations

The Peruvian Navy has been actively involved in several United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. As of June 2006 Naval Infantry and Special Operations troops have been deployed to United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) (embedded in the Argentine forces<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> ) and United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Peruvian naval officers have also been deployed to United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) as United Nations Militar Observers (UNMOs). By 2012 the Peruvian Navy sent its first officer to serve in United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei.

Gallery

• BAP Carvajal Unitas 46-05.jpg

  BAP Carvajal (FM-51).

• BAP Sanchez Carrion Unitas 45-04.jpg

  BAP Sánchez Carrión (CM-26).

• Peruvian submarines during an exercise.jpg

  Submarines BAP Pisagua (SS-33), BAP Chipana (SS-34), and BAP Islay (SS-35).

• BAP Callao Unitas 45-04.jpg

  Naval infantry coming ashore from BAP Callao (DT-143).

• BAP Mollendo (ATC 131).jpg

  BAP Mollendo (ATC-131).

• NUEVAS EMBARCACIONES LLEVARÁN SEGURIDAD Y PROGRESO A LAS CUENCAS AMAZÓNICAS. (25053006414).jpg

  BAP Clavero and BAP Castilla berthed in Iquitos Naval Base

• BAP Unión (Callao).jpg

  BAP Unión leaving the Callao harbour

See also

• Battle of Angamos
• Battle of Iquique
• Battle of Pacocha
• Ironclad Huáscar
• Miguel Grau
• SIFOREX
• War of the Pacific
• List of Peruvian steam frigates

Sources

• Baker III, Arthur D., The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002–2003. Naval Institute Press, 2002.
• Basadre, Jorge, Historia de la República del Perú. Editorial Universitaria, 1983.
• "La base de Chimbote", Caretas, 855: 31 (June 17, 1985).
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• Ortiz Sotelo, Jorge, Apuntes para la historia de los submarinos peruanos. Biblioteca Nacional, 2001.
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• Rial, Juan, Los militares tras el fin del régimen de Fujimori-Montesinos.
• "Los Programas de Renovacion y Modernizacion de la Marina de Guerra del Peru", Alejo Marchessini – Revista Fuerzas de Defensa y Seguridad (FDS) N° 430. Paginas 32 a 35.
• "Entrevista al Almirante Carlos Tejada Mera, Comandante General de la MArina de Guerra del Peru", Alejo Marchessini – Revista Fuerzas de Defensa y Seguridad (FDS) N° 430. Paginas 36 a 43.

External links

• Official Peruvian Navy Website
• Maquina de Combate – Photo gallery.
• Servicio Industrial de la Marina Template:Webarchive – Peruvian Navy Shipyards. In English and Spanish.
• The Peruvian Navy: The XIX Century Maritime Campaigns – a series of articles covering the history of the 19th century Peruvian Navy by Juan del Campo.